Table 2

Changes in health insurance claims between 2019 and 2020 (N=28 933)

Size of HCIPeriod20192020Change (%)t-valueP value
Average number of HICYear25 11221 372−14.897.67<0.0001
Tertiary hospitals
(n=42)
Q1254 060236 972−6.730.470.6423
Q2261 987250 264−4.470.300.7618
Q3270 386254 865−5.740.390.6952
Q4269 854258 675−4.140.280.7814
Total1 056 2861 000 777−5.260.360.7208
General hospitals
(n=293)
Q161 46656 866−7.481.160.2479
Q265 21557 529−11.791.860.063
Q365 85460 898−7.531.180.2394
Q465 76459 993−8.781.380.1691
Total258 299235 285−8.911.40.1626
Small hospitals
(n=1272)
Q111 73010 332−11.923.770.0002
Q212 88510 255−20.416.71<0.0001
Q312 64810 671−15.635.08<0.0001
Q412 98710 536−18.876.10<0.0001
Total50 25041 794−16.835.48<0.0001
Medical clinics
(n=27 049)
Q146694306−7.7712.58<0.0001
Q251234066−20.6235.08<0.0001
Q347604142−12.9821.21<0.0001
Q452524060−22.6938.67<0.0001
Total19 80316 574−16.3127.46<0.0001
  • C, clinics; H, hospitals; HIC, health insurance claim; M, medicine; HCI: healthcare institution.